“The Signs of the Times”

March 5, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchgates of hell, Isaiah 29, keys of the kingdom, Matthew 16, on this rock

Several interesting items: the sign of Jonah; on this rock I will build my church; the gates of hell; keys of the kingdom.

Isaiah Matthew Sermons

Jesus Heals an Alien

February 27, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchaliens as dogs, Canaanite woman, great faith, persistent prayer, Syro-Phoenician woman

In heaven, you will not be alien dogs, but kings who will reign for eternity (Rev 5:10). You will be counted among God’s chosen, holy nation (1 Pet 2:9). You will not be given crumbs, but will eat rich food and choice wine in a heavenly feast.

Matthew Sermons

Jesus, Ruler of All Nature

February 12, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchCrossing the Red Sea, Feeding the 5000, Lord's Supper, Matthew 14, Psalm 77, Walking on Water

Jesus is also a powerful God who is sovereign over all nature, because he is also the Creator. He creates faith in unbelieving and rebellious hearts. Let us therefore worship Jesus, the Son of God, Ruler of all nature, King of all creation, Savior of the world!

Matthew Psalms Sermons

The Death and Resurrection of God’s Prophets

February 4, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchHerod Antipas, Herod the Great, John the Baptist, Matthew 14, Psalm 2, resurrection, Romans 13

Put your ultimate hope in Christ and his resurrection, and not on your own ruler and political system. For all human systems are flawed and sinful, whether capitalist or socialist, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican.

Ezekiel Matthew Sermons

A Kingdom Without Borders and Without Price

January 27, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchEzekiel 17, leaven, Matthew 13, mustard seed, open borders, pearl of great price

There will finally be a borderless nation, without the sinful leaven of racial, social, economic, political or any other kinds of discrimination. The only border or wall of this kingdom in heaven is the wall that separates the righteous from the wicked (Rev 21:12). Only righteous believers will be allowed to enter the gates of heaven. Outside the wall of the heavenly city are “the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood” (Rev 221:15).

“The Tree is Known by Its Fruit”

January 16, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchbearing fruits, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, Jeremiah 7, Jesus' mother and brothers, Matthew 12, unpardonable sin

The unpardonable sin is accusing Jesus as an agent of Satan in persistent, knowing, deliberate unbelief and hate; that the works of the Spirit done through him are the works of Satan.

Isaiah Matthew Sermons

Which Soil are You?

January 15, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchevangelism, good soil, hard soil, Isaiah 6, Matthew 13, Parable of the Sower, rocky soil, thorny soil

Four kinds of soil: Deaf and Dead; Shallow and Skin-Deep; Depraved and Decadent; Fertile and Fruitful. The good soil will bear fruit in an honest and good heart, but it will be a struggle so that they have to be steadfast in what they have heard. But with patience through the choking thorns of our earthly life, God has promised that we will surely bear fruit.

Genesis Jeremiah Matthew Sermons

Mothers Weeping, Children Rejoicing

December 31, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchBabylonian exile, Genesis 35, Herod, Jeremiah 31, massacre of the innocents, Matthew 2, Rachel weeping, wise men from the east

Genesis 35:16-20; Jeremiah 31:10-17; Matthew 2:13-18 December 30, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: Here’s a Christmas Day tweet from a self-styled ultra-liberal socialist U.S. Representative-elect: “Joy to the World! Merry Christmas everyone – here’s to a holiday filled with happiness, family, and love for all people. (Including refugee babies in mangers + their parents.).” She was comparing the migrant caravans trying to cross into the U.S. illegally, to Joseph and the pregnant Mary going to Bethlehem to register according to the order of Caesar Augustus…

Christmas Isaiah Matthew Revelation Sermons

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

December 3, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchChristmas, God with us, Immanuel, Isaiah 7, John 1, Matthew 1, O Come O Come Emmanuel, Revelation 21, tabernacle, virgin Mary

Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-23; Revelation 21:1-4 December 2, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: Today, the first Sunday of Advent 2018, we will begin a series of studies on the Scriptural basis for four of the most beautiful Christmas songs churches sing. Most Christmas songs that are popularly sung in churches are narratives like “Once in Royal David’s City,” sentimental like “Silent Night,” and childish folksiness like “Away in a Manger.” But with “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” there is hardly any narrative, and no…

Jeremiah Matthew Sermons

Doubting, Rejecting, and Resting in Jesus

November 11, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchassurance of salvation, doubting Jesus, Jeremiah 6, Matthew 11, resting in Jesus

Jeremiah 6:16; Matthew 11:1-30 November 11, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ, in all of human history, most people always had doubted and rejected God and his Word, the Bible. Abraham doubted God’s promise that he would have a covenant son after 25 years of waiting on God. Gideon doubted God’s promise of victory over Israel’s enemies and asked for a sign from God twice. And we all know how the idiom “Doubting Thomas” was coined. Today, there are even more people who doubt and even…